Ivory #FFFFF0

Ivory (#FFFFF0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 107°, lightness 1 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX#FFFFF0
RGBrgb(255, 255, 240)
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 97%)
HSVhsv(60, 6%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 0%)
CIE Lablab(99.6 -2.6 7.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.996 0.020 107)

How Ivory behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Ivory shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, reads darker; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.01:1 and against black 20.81:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Ivory

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#fffff0 · #cacabd · #a3a397 · #7d7d73 · #5a5a51 · #383831

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#fffff0 · #fce9b3 · #f1d0a4 · #e3b999 · #d3a491 · #bf908a

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#fffff0 · #a9c4b4 · #a1a072 · #568d6f · #66653b · #334e3e

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#fffff0 · #dbdbca · #b9b89a · #96967c · #625f8f · #383828

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#fffff0 · #dfdfe7 · #9d9d93 · #5e5e63 · #28271d · #010102

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#fffff0 · #c9c9c3 · #9c9c95 · #23231a · #040400 · #cfca4e

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#fffff0 · #dedeef · #9998c1 · #5b5887 · #252144 · #010100

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#fffff0 · #dedeef · #859fc2 · #6f517b · #102745 · #030004

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#fffff0 · #d1e3ec · #74a5ba · #7d4d67 · #3c182d · #00050b

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#fffff0 · #d0e5e5 · #6fa9a9 · #5b5887 · #41181b · #010007

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#FDFDF0 · #FCFCF0 · #FAFAF1 · #F9F9F1 · #F7F7F1

Shades

#CFCFC2 · #A2A296 · #76766C · #4D4D45 · #282821

Using Ivory

Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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